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4.2.2 - Evolution and classification part 2 Flashcards

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What is evolution ?

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Evolution is the theory that describes the way in which organisms evolve, or change, over many many years

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Give 4 sources of evidence for evolution

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  • Palaeontology (fossils)
  • Comparative anatomy
  • Comparative biochemistry
  • Comparative embryology
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How can the relative age of fossils be determined?

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  • Over time sediment is deposited to form rock strata
  • Recent rock strata are found at the top and older rock strata are found at the bottom
  • Radioisotope dating can be completed on fossils to date rock strata
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How do fossils provide evidence for evolution?

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  • Fossils of the simplest organisms are found in the oldest rocks
  • Fossils of more complex organisms are found in more recent rocks
  • Allow relationships between extinct and living organisms to be investigated
  • Sequence in which organisms are found matches ecological links
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What is comparative anatomy?

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The study of similarities and differences between organisms’ anatomy

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How does comparative anatomy provide evidence for evolution?

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Homologous structures provide evidence for divergent evolution and that from a common ancestor different species have evolved

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What are homologous structures?

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A structure which appears superficially different (and may perform different functions) in different organisms but has the same underlying structure

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What is divergent evolution?

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Species diverge over time into two different species, resulting in new species becoming less like the old one

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What is comparative biochemistry?

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Similarities and differences between the chemical make up of organisms

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How does comparative biochemistry provide evidence for evolution?

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  • Molecules change over time
  • Some important molecules are highly conserved among species
  • Slight changes that do occur in these molecules can help identify evolutionary links
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How does comparative embryology provide evidence for evolution?

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  • Embryos of different animals looks very similar
  • Shows animals develop in a similar way
  • Implies the process of embryonic development has a common origin
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What is variation?

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Differences in characteristics or genes within or between species

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Define intraspecific variation

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Differences between individuals within the same species

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Define interspecific variation

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Differences between different species

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What are the 2 causes of variation?

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Environment and genetics

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Are environmental effects heritable?

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No

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Give 2 examples of environmental effects

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  • Hair dye

- Diet

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Are genetic factors heritable?

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Yes

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What are the 5 causes of genetic variation?

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  • Presence of a different allele
  • Random fertilisation/random fusion of gametes
  • Random mating
  • Meiosis
  • Mutations
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What are the two types of mutations?

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Point mutations and chromosomal mutations

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What are point mutations?

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Change in the base sequence of DNA

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How do chromosomal mutations arise?

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From crossing over

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What are the two sources of variation in meiosis?

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  • Crossing over

- Independent assortment

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What are the two types of variation?

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Continuous and discontinuous

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What is continuous variation?

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  • Variation of all possible intermediate values between the two extremes
  • it can be plotted to give a normal distribution curve
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Give 2 examples of continuous variation

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Height

Weight

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What is discontinuous variation?

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  • discrete groupings of individuals

- presented as a bar chart

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Give an example of discontinuous variation

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Blood group

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Why does continuous variation occur?

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-due to the inheritance of 2 or more genes

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Why does discontinuous variation occur?

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Result of inheritance of one gene with 2 or more alleles

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Is continuous variation influenced by the environment?

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It can be

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Is discontinuous variation influenced by the environment?

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No

33
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Define polygenic

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A characteristic is controlled by two or more genes

34
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Define multifactorial

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Involving both genetic and environmental factors

35
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Outline the process of natural selection

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  • populations show a wide range of variation
  • population is exposed to a selection pressure
  • organisms with a characteristic enables them to survive the selection pressure have an advantage
  • they survive and reproduce
  • organisms that survive possess an allele giving them the advantageous characteristic
  • offspring gain the survival advantage
  • frequency of the advantageous allele increases
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What are the 4 characteristics of a normal distribution curve?

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  • unimodal
  • asymptotic
  • symmetrical
  • mean, median, and mode are all equal
37
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What is standard deviation?

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A measure of spread of data around the mean

38
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What is the student’s t test used for?

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To compare 2 sets of numerical data

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When is the unpaired t test used?

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To compare data from different individuals

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When is the paired t test used?

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To compare data from the same individual

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When is Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient used?

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To determine if there is a correlation between two variables

42
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Define adaptation

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Characteristics that increase an organism’s chance of survival and reproduction in its environment

43
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What are the 3 types of adaptations?

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  • anatomical
  • behavioural

-physiological

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What are anatomical adaptations?

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Adaptations relating to physical features, both internal and external

45
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Give 4 examples of anatomical adaptions

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  • Camouflage
  • Teeth i.e. shape and type are related to diet
  • Mimicry
  • Body Covering i.e. scales, feathers, fur
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What are behavioural adaptations?

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Adaptations relating to the way an organism acts

47
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What are the 2 types of behavioural adaptations?

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Innate and learned

48
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What is an innate behavioural adaption?

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The ability to do the behaviour is inherited through genes

49
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Give an example of 2 innate adaptions

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  • spiders building webs

- caterpillars building cocoons

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What is a learned behaviour adaptation?

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a behaviour that is learnt from experience or observation

51
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Give 2 examples of learned adatations

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  • use of tools

- playing dead

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What are physiological adaptations?

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Adaptations relating to processes that take place within an organism

53
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Give 4 examples of physiological adaptations

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  • Poison production in reptiles and plants
  • Antibiotic production to kill competing bacteria
  • water holding better adapted for dry conditions
  • blinking
54
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Define analogous structure

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Structures which have adapted to perform the same function but have different (genetic) origins

55
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Define convergent evolution

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Organisms evolve similarities because the organisms adapt to similar environments or other selection processes

56
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Why do organisms from different taxonomic groups show similar structures?

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-they adapt to similar environments or other selection pressures

57
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Give an example of two sets of organisms from different taxonomic groups that are similar

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Marsupials and placental mammals in Australia

58
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Define allele frequency

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How many alleles of a particular type are found in the total number of possible alleles for that gene

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Define gene pool

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All genes and their allelic forms in a given population

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Define selection pressure

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Any factor for which there is competition between individuals in which some will survive and some will die

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Define selectively neutral gene

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an allele not involved in the selection of individuals

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Define advantageous allele

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An allele which provides an individual with a survival advantage

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Define advantageous characterisitc

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A characteristic which arises from an advantageous allele, which provides an individual with a survival advantage

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Define natural selection

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The process by which organisms best suited to their environment survive and reproduce, passing on their characteristics to their offspring through their genes

65
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Describe the effect of the industrial revolution on peppered moths

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  • before the industrial revolution peppered moths were light in colour
  • after the industrial revolution peppered moths became darker
  • soot caused the bark of trees to get darker
  • dark colour moths were better camouflaged
  • light moths were eaten
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What was the effect of the industrial revolution on the allele frequency for black wings in peppered moths?

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The alleles frequency increased

67
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What characteristics increase the ability of a population to survive a change in the environment?

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  • having a large gene pool means a population is likely to evolve and tolerate change in environment
  • because the population is more likely to have some individuals with advantageous characteristics who will survive
68
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Give 3 organisms which human activity has affected the populations

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  • blowflies
  • MRSA

-flavobacterium

69
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How have humans affected Staph. A?

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-use of antibiotics has led to bacteria developing resistance

70
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What is phylogeny ?

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It is the name given to the evolutionary relationships between organisms.

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Define phylogenetics

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The study if the evolutionary history of groups of organisms

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What does phylogeny reveal ?

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Which group a particular organism is related to and how closely they are related

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What is a phylogenetic tree ?

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It is a diagram used to represent the evolutionary relationships between organisms

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What does a phylogenetic tree show ?

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It shows that different species have evolved from a common ancestor

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What are the advantages of phylogenetic classification ?

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  • It allows classification to confirm the groups are correct or causes them to be changed
  • Phylogeny produces a continuous tree whereas classification requires discrete groups
  • Binomial nomenclature can be misleading as it implies that different groups within the same ranks are equivalent

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